More than a dozen players have been working out regularly at the Trop in advance of spring training, on February 23rd in Port Charlotte. On Friday, several of those players and coaches met with the media — you can find a handful of choice interviews with Grant Balfour, John Jaso, Alex Cobb, Chris Archer and Kevin Cash, thanks to Andrew Astleford (Fox Sports FL, Sun Sports).
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Source: Tampering Case Between Rays and Cubs Still Open (Updated)
Per a tweet from Bob Nightengale of the USA Today (embedded below), the tampering case between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago Cubs is still open.
Rays Stadium Saga: Another Day, Another Arbitrary Date
St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman and Rays’ President Brian Auld met today to discuss the inner workings of the Stadium Saga, presumably (read: probably officially) for the first time since the doomed December 18th vote on the memorandum of understanding between the City of St. Pete and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Hot-Stove: Rays Sign Reliever Ronald Belisario to Minor League Deal; Close to Signing Alexi Casilla
Per MLB Trade Rumors, the Tampa Bay Rays have signed free agent reliever Ronald Belisario to a minor league deal, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
PECOTA Projects the Rays to Lead the AL East in 2015
A little less than a week after we wrote about Steamer’s 2015 projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. While many saw Matt Silverman’s off-season moves as detrimental to the organization, in the present tense, the PECOTA projections are surprising to many; finding the Rays leading the AL East, alongside the Boston Red Sox — both of whom are projected a mean average of 86 wins. While it may not be enough to silence the doomsayers at the moment, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic glimmer of hope for Rays fans.